pass off

phr

• ① 逐渐消失;(行动等)结束;(事情)发生
  • The headache has passed off.头痛逐渐好了。
  • The meeting passed off smoothly [without incident].会议进行顺利。

• ② 以(赝品等)蒙骗;冒充
  • He passed off the painting as a Renoir.他以那幅画冒充雷诺瓦的作品。
  • He passed himself off as a professor.他冒充教授。

• ③ 把(场面)敷衍过去;躲开(话等)
  • He managed to pass off the shower of questions.他设法把如阵雨般而来的质询搪塞过去。